Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-02
RIPTT-SRVkN BILLS.
The Senate Passed Fifty
seven Bills in Twenty
FIVE Minutes.
Senator Hoar Explains the Ac-
ton Taken on Turpie's
Credentials.
The Time of the House Used
Up in Listening to the
Full Reading,of
Certain Bills.
Representative Barns, sf EIiassuri,
HAD ssme euessisas 10 Answer
Before Ne sCsula Secure the
Passage sf the Deacieney
ApprepFaaftsn BtII.


| WksEINGToH, March The presid
ing officer presented Q message frou
the President vetoine the Senate BIZ
FOR the erection of . public building q
Lafayette. Indiana.
HoaF, from the Committee on Privi
leRes and Elections. reported back the
credentials Of Senators SsockbridQe, o.
Michigan, and TuFpie, Of Indiana, to.
Rether With the protests Of the kvf
Houses Of khe Indiana Legislature In
the latter case. and moved that they be
placed on fle and the COMMITTEES be dis
charged from their further eonsidera-
| tion. So ordered.
TIE Naval Appropriation bill was
read ssrond time and referred 10 the
Committee On Appropriations.
Morgan offered 9 resolution instruct
irg the Committee oa Indian Affairs TO
examine into the condition Of the
tribes along the northern borders Of the
United States, and especially at the
White Earth Reservation, in Mime
seta. and 10 investigate the condition Of
the Indian agent. Adopted.
The Senate then passed fiftv seven
pension bills IN twenty-five minutes.
Hale, from the Committee on Appro-
OI1Gk
propriation bill with amendments.
Ordered printed and placed on the cal
endar.
On motion Of Dawes the HOUSE bill to
grant q right Of way through Indian
Territory IN the Chieago. Kansas and
Nebraska Railway vas taken from the
calendar and passed.
On motion Of Platt the House bill 10
Il
ton Territory vas taken from the calen-
dar and passed with amendments. and
a conference was asked on the amend
meuts.
The conference report on the River
aud Hatbor bill was presented by Nc
MILAN. who explained the bill. As IL
came from the House ORIGINALLY 1t ap-
pFopFiated, he said, $7.46S 600: AZ Il
passed the Senate IL appropriated &c.,
620.0 900; as now reported from the con-
ference committee IL appropriated $9,-
9l3 800.
The reading Of the bill was then eom-
Denced. It was interrupted by the fol-
lowing proceedings:
Platt inquired of Hoar the meaning
Of the report made this morning from
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tioRs in the case Of Senator elect rurpie
Of Indiana.
Hoar replied that under a general
rule Of the Senate the functions Of that
committee expire with the Congress and
all its papers are returned to the Senate
and placed on file. II the credentials
Of Turpie had been returned by the
committee without action until the 4th
Of March. she thing under operation Of
that general rule would have been
opened, which had happened this norn-
ing, that is the papers would have gone
on the file Of the Senate and the CON-
mittee would have been DISCHARGED frsm
their further consideration. The only
alternate to su'h a course would have
been the assumption by the committee
or the Senate at the present session to
deal with the credentials ~ the gentle
man, claiming 10 be the Renator-elect,
before the time bad arrived for the be-
ginning Of his term snd before he had
presented himself. The Senate WAS a
containing body, and Il was therefore
possible that II might be within It's con-
stitutioHal power 20 determine in ad
vance the right of the Senate 10 bis seat.
bat Il would be violation Of constitu
tional precedence and would be, In his
| Judgment, q violation Of the aense OF
justice and propriety Of the American
people.
The reading was continued 10 the end
Of the bill. The conference report vas
then agreed to without division.
Recess tsken until O'Clock.
When the Senate resumed its session
the Deficiency bill WAS gep0rted from
the House. read the arst snd second
times. and Edmunds not being present
IL was referred 10 the Committee on Ap
/ propTiations.
The bill asoeFtaining and settling mi
vste land claims in New Mexico, Arizo-
na and Colorado. which vas pending
when recess was taken, was again taken
up.
The House.
The House met ct 10 in continuance
Of Mondays session.
/ On molten Of Belmont, Of NeW York
the amendment to the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bills was non.
eoncurred in, and a conference was
ordered.
The bill making appropriations for
the payment OF Mexican pensions was
taken un and passed. II appFopFiates
&, 800 600 for tee rsuaainder OF the cur
rent fiscal y'aF, and s4.60o000 for the
rext fiscal year.
Payson Submitted conference report
on the bill restricting 20 American citi-
gems the ownership of real estate in The
Territories, snd IL waH agreed 70.
Willis presented the conference re.
port on the River and HaFboF bill.
On demand Of Anderson. OF Kansas
the bill vas read in extecso, consuming
over an hour Of time.
The report says that the Senate had
increased the items In the House bill q
q sum aReFeeatinR k2.lOo.00o. This IA
reduced in canfeFenee 20 81 53s. $50
The Senate added 9 nav items. aeere
eating &l.0l5.0o0. which amoant "a
rsduced in conferences 20 1851 800
The total Of ths origiHal Of the Hous,
bill vas t7.459. $50. The total Of -,
bill. - passed by the Senate. vss $40.
62e $50. and - IL came from the cenfer
sDee 70 vas oBly S99l 500
| Tbs eonference report on the Rive
and HaFboF bin vas agreed to-yeas l77
nays %.
Peel, Of Arkansas, submitted con
ference report on the Indian Appropria
ton bill and Il vas agreed 20.
Burns. Of Missouri. moved 10 snspent
the rules and pass tne DeDoiency Ap
preparation bill. Another bouF wai
consumed IN the reading Of this meas
are.
Cannon. Of lilinais. aaid thai II tn
bill vas Up for consideration In the or
dinARy way be uould move 10 recommi
IL Il vas not before the House apon
report that vss either proper or eoaFts
sas 10 the minority Of the COMMITTEES
Yesterday, for the nrst time, be saw h
FepoFt. II had never bean Submitted 3
the Coebmittse. and II IL estimated fnon
any person but ike Rrntlenan fren
Missonri (Burpsl. be was ignasAnt O
thst fact The bill sppropristed sbou
$500 600. and IN the main BE ean
carred " IL recommendations. II 90
conspicuous for What Sas not IN a.
emitted an appropriation of g. 600 90